Question

5. ‘Lord Hastings introduced a new policy of Paramountcy’. Explain its features.​

Answer 1

∆ Answer

The policy of paramountcy was introduced under Lord Warren Hastings. He was the Governor-General of India from 1813 to 1823. Under this policy, the company became the supreme law, the paramount power and to protect its interest, the company justified the annexations of any Indian kingdom.